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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 5 (est.) · 詞
辛酸 word · TOCFL 5 (est.)
辛酸 =
ㄒㄧㄣ ㄙㄨㄢ · xīnsuān
adjective — bitter and sad; the painful hardship of one's experience

字源 FORM — what the parts do

bitter; hard (辛苦)xīn
sour; aching (酸痛)suān
辛酸,辛苦的辛,酸痛的酸。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

一口又)的滋味,吞下去,是心裡的苦。
A taste at once bitter (辛) and sour (酸), swallowed down as the ache of the heart.